English language learners, especially people new to our way of learning, often ask what kind of English listening practice do I recommend listening to. The answer I nearly always give is to  listen to something that interests you, something you would listen to in  your own native language. Engaging and wanting to listen and hear the  conversation is one of the biggest boosts you can give to your English  listening practice. As you can guess, I’m back from my short Swiss  holiday and it’s back to the business of great English language content.  Today’s podcast is a juicy topic and should definitely make you stop and think!

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There  are a lot of “big” questions in our lives; What makes us happy? What is  love? Where do we come from? What is our purpose? And you may not think  it just now, but up there at the top of the "life big question list"  is, What happens when I die?

Most of us don’t spend a lot of time  thinking about death. We are too young for it to seem relevant, or old  enough that it scares us into not wanting to think about it.  Unfortunately, death is one of the few guaranteed outcomes in our lives  and it’s probably worth thinking about. For many people, religion and  their beliefs help deal with the unknown. But what comfort is there for  everyone else? Well, scientists are collecting some interesting and  hopeful evidence that there is something beyond death. That should give  some comfort to everyone, and I imagine the believers will smile and  say, “I told you so...”.